- Comprehensive approach
- Basic structure and tripartite division, with emphasis on clinical pharmacology
- Simplifying approach to appeal to all groups - Content receives a major update throughout
- All-new full colour design
- 30 new colour artworks and new illustrations in section 3 to make for a more accessible reader experience
- Improved navigability including more detailed contents listings
- New section on the role of others in the 'drug journey' (i.e. drug sourcing, supply and distribution, drug prescribing and administration)
- A new section on how to navigate through the BNF
- Major expansion of the section on diabetes, new subsections on infection and sepsis.
- Summary/tip/variation boxes.
- New chapter on the role of non-medical prescriber - including of case studies on the legal responsibility that sits with the prescriber / administrator etc.
- Basic structure and tripartite division, with emphasis on clinical pharmacology
- Simplifying approach to appeal to all groups - Content receives a major update throughout
- All-new full colour design
- 30 new colour artworks and new illustrations in section 3 to make for a more accessible reader experience
- Improved navigability including more detailed contents listings
- New section on the role of others in the 'drug journey' (i.e. drug sourcing, supply and distribution, drug prescribing and administration)
- A new section on how to navigate through the BNF
- Major expansion of the section on diabetes, new subsections on infection and sepsis.
- Summary/tip/variation boxes.
- New chapter on the role of non-medical prescriber - including of case studies on the legal responsibility that sits with the prescriber / administrator etc.
Table of Contents
SECTION 1: MEDICINES MANAGEMENTChapter 1: Medicines in Society today & tomorrow
Chapter 2: Control of Medicine in hospital & community
Chapter 3: Role of the Nurse in Drug Therapy
Chapter 4: Administration of Medicines
Chapter 5: Nurse Prescribing
Chapter 6: Clinical Governance & Safety in the Use of medicines
Chapter 7: The role of patients and carers in medicines management
SECTION 2: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOLOGY
Chapter 8: Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics
Chapter 9: Autonomic Nervous System
Chapter 10: Adverse Drug Events and Drug Interactions
SECTION 3: CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
Chapter 11: Drug treatment of Gastrointestinal disorders
Chapter 12: Drug treatment of cardiovascular disorders
Chapter 13: Drug treatment of respiratory disorders
Chapter 14: Drugs acting on nervous system
Chapter 15: Drug treatment of Infections
Chapter 16: Drug treatment of Endocrine disorders
Chapter 17: Drugs used in obstetrics gynae and UTI
Chapter 18: Drugs used in Kidney Disease
Chapter 19: Nutrition and Blood, Fluid and electrolytes
Chapter 20: Drugs treatment of malignant disease
Chapter 21: Drugs affecting immune response
Chapter 22: Drug treatment of musculosketal + joint disease
Chapter 23: Eye
Chapter 24: ENT
Chapter 25: Skin
